Agency Name: Community Living Centers, Inc.
How we are commited to a Culture of Gentleness: Community Living Centers, Inc. is committed to the philosophy of Gentle Teaching and is actively involved with the Culture of Gentleness. Our organization attends the monthly COG meetings hosted at MORC each month, all of the home managers have attended the three day practicum, standards that support COG are used in staff evaluations and are embedded in interview questions when we are hiring new staff. Gentle Teaching is a standing discussion/training item at monthly staff meetings for managers.
School district where home is located: Farmington Hills, Southfield, Ferndale, Royal Oak
Unique information about organizaton: Community Living Centers strives to provide an enriching and caring environment for adults with developmental disabilities. Our staff respects and supports each individual in making personal choices to achieve independence in an atmosphere of success. Community Living Centers currently has 6 licensed group homes, 5 unlicensed personal residences and one 8 unit unlicensed apartment building. We have approximately 110 fully trained direct care staff and 12 group home managers. In addition, we support 21 adults with disabilities in our Supported Independent program and Community Living Services program.